Hi,
I'm attempting my first wake board build.
I was planning on a 150cm long board similar in style to a liquid force TAO.
I'm in Australia, so I locally sourced paulownia timber planks (12mmx100mmx1500) which I will cut into 2cm vertical strips, glue and make my core from that.
I have read quite a lot on the forums here but was wondering if anyone could offer some advice?
When thinning the tail and tips, I assume I'm thinning down what will eventually be the topside of the board? I will be using a router to do the rough thinning and then finish off with a sander.
Do you generally use the same type of resin for the poured rails that you would use for the mat?
I was planning on building a press, instead of vacuum bagging the board, so if I did go that way what percentage of spring back might there be, I've read for a rocker table with vacuum you can expect 50-60% spring back. Would a press be much less than this, like 20%?
If I do vacuum the core, should I do the top first on a rocker table, and then vacuum bag the bottom? I have seen a few examples where people have vacuumed the bottom on a rocker table and the mat has creased...
I'll post some pics as I progress.
Thanks